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The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25


The Confederate plan was to take Malvern Hill
by assault But tier after tier of Union artillery
rose above the heads of the Confc,lrratcs and
poured deadly fire into them Tie Federal gun
boats in the river aided the artillery in the hills,
and III" C"nirdcratts We're driven hack with
slaughter and confusion. Three desperate ns.
saui's were made upon tho hills in vain. With
the darkness the broken Confcrracs drew off
and gave up the fight. The day was decided by
the tiers of Federal artillery among; the hills.
Once more, July ., NlcClcllan's generals be-
Herrd that he could have advanced and taken
Rlchmonl. Ent hc did not. On the contrary ho
M"rrd all his army I" IIarrisom's landing, three
nul's down, and wrote To WASHINGTON for rr.,n-
f"rcrmrns, OF the 10000 men whicl, had ,osi-
u'rly been furnished him hc reported that hc
had only 50oonlcft.
or Lees s',,sia men, he lost in killed and
wounded during the seven days fighting, incl,nl-
in.; Malvern Hill, 1900 The fighting, through.
"n was nwfnl and bloody, without decisive result
"n either side. Six weeks of inn,iun followed.
y, the leading generals who took part in lis ter
iibc campaign few are left The Army and
Navy journal keeps record of them Sumner
d'"i during the war. lIrintzclnan died recently
III Washington, II retired army officer Gen Mo
CAL still lives engaged in civil pursuits IN Penn
~ lvania. Gen. krycs il also living engaged in
cr puiS'lits..too. Gen. Couch, ut the age Of Is,
resides i'll Hartford, Conn.
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Germany having made n very complete
underground telegraph cable system through
out her country, Franco i, now doing the
a.mc thing. hll the great military centcgs
are connected by cable at n cost Of about
$S,HD0H0 Th" can!eS arr all 3 ur feet lc-
lo'" tho surface, nn'l tlel" i, 10 danger Of in.
terrupi:on OF "xmmunication by Storm.
New Orleans Times. Democrat
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Smith and Slocum, then the remainder of Kcycs'

Smith and S!ocum, then the remainder of Kcycs,
corps. Gen. Mcclellan himself had ordered this
disposition Of troops.
The Contcdrrntrs were in close pursuit At I
O'Clock their advance was seen. They were ranged
in this order: sasrl,der and Eugcr on the Con-
federntc right while circlins after them to the
left were Jackson, Ewcll, Whiting und ID. II.
liil Lonsstrcct and a. p. Hill were in the rear,
too weary to fight
The confcderatrs had been ordered by Gen.
Lee to charge with u yell" If the Federal limo
was broken Next, they were to advance with
liked layoncts md drive the invaders into the
James" But the shouting did not come off.
Gen. Armistrad. who was to carry ont this part
OF the programme, advanced to point where he
could not come on or go back, and his troops lay
down upon the ground TO escape the art illrry fire.
The first attack was made upon Porter and
Couch. Morclls division of rortcrs corps and
conchs division of kcyes' bore the brunt of the
hattie
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

~ was Il criminal lawyer in this city for six
years." said Il well known member Of the
bar "nnd had n very largo business, mailing
Il good deal of money. But | would not
70 back TO criminal practice for five times
what am making Mt tho present Time y
criminal lawyer cannot call his soul lis own,
nor minute of his time. He has to handle
all sorts of bad characters in all sorts of ways
and advise Will! OF defend them in all sort, If
scrapcs II these gentry confined tl!eir nttc,.-
tions TO the day time and paid tl.er visit;
only at ones Office they could he endured.
But they don't. They arc after you at all
hours Of the night. They drag you ont of
bed, away from your meals, call you out
Of church. I've been routed out of my s,,e1l
three times in n night TO find Lail Tor croo.
clcnts-of men who had been piHcic,l'
"Asidc from the unpleasant feeling that
one has that he is selling his BRAIN Lot!y and
talents to social outeasts and the distasteful-
ness OF these low associates which RAPID. =
grows ON one, there is The moro practical
objection that You have to take pay in al
sorts of booty-matches which you know
have been stolen, diamonds that Eavc been
sncaked and money that has been nulloined
from the pockets of its rishtful owners. Let
those havo tho criminal LusincS, tLat like i,
or need il. | Want no more Of it in mine. u
Chicago Herald.
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vile if Mcclellan had unexpectedly and Wig
orously attacked Richmond, he could have

vile if Mcclellan had unexpectedly and Wig
orously attacked Richmond, he could have
cut Lees army in two. Magruder, indeed, cx-
pected it. He wrote in his report: "Ipassed
the night without sleep. Had Mcclellan
nassed his whole force in column, and ad-
vanced it against any point of our line of bat
tie, as was done at Austerlitz under similar
circumstances by the greatest captain of any
age, Il i the occupation of our works
about Richmond, and consequently the city,
might have been his reward"
But Mcclellan did not do it. He began to
retreat to the James.
The second battle of the seven days fight
ing was that at Gaines Mill, or Cold Harbor,
June 81.
Mcclellan made ready for his right wing
to cross the Chicllnhonliny. During the night
CT the Goth the heavy guns and wagons We're
sent across to the south bank. Porter's corps,
the Fifth, was drawn up at Gaines Mills, a
position several miles south of Mechanics
vile. This place was between Cold Harbor
and the Chickahominy.
The Confetlerates had not rctreatcd An
other attack was to be made Oh Fitz John
Porters corps, north Of the Chickahominy,
| next day
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

GEN. rIIII. KEARSEy. Afi"rward he served
i'll the Mexican war, and lost an arm willie gal
lantly leading charge. July . lsc., at the close
of Mcflrllan'S Peninsula campaign he was pro.
m"t"l to n major gcncralshp for gallantry He
did not long live I" enjoy his new honor, however
He was killed at Chantilly, Va, Sept. ], two
months later
There was fighting all along tho line that
bloody Monday, June3O. Back at White Oak
Swamp bridge, on its south side, Gems. Smith
Richardson and Naglc were posted with their
commands and Ayrcs' and Hazards bnt-
tcrics They Ind crossed White Oak Swamp
bridge and destroyed it behind them. Jack.
son came up i'll hot pursuit, and there was
desperate fighting Hazard was mortally
wounded and his battery cut to pieces, but
still jackson was held back whole day and
evening by the Fcdcras.
still, is the story told
How well Iluratills kept the bridge
III the brave days Of old.
During the night the Federal forces dropped
southwark, still hcmling toward Malvern
Hill
Tie same day, III tho afternoon, the hot
fight at Glendale came off. At Willis church,
near the village, Mccall's division was posted.
1t had suffered frigh,fuly at Mcchanicsviile
and Gaines Mill, having been reduced from
10000 t"G,oeo: but it was here ugain, fighting
in tho thickcst of tho battle at Glendale.
kearnry's division was ut the right Of Mccall,
rs they faced southwarl. Summers corps
was to the left of Mccall, with IIookers
division on Summers left. Hooker and kc;r.
ncy belonged to Ilcintnman', corps.
LongStrcet had hoped to gain the interscc-
ton of the Long Bridge road before tho Fed
erals could pass it. But he was too late.
kcycs and Pnrter's corps had already passed.
Icintzclman's and Summers men were at
Glendale, with only Franklin in tho rear at
White Oak bridge.
Longstrect, finding SO many Fclcrals at
Glendale, Was Obliged to wait till Magrllder
came up. Gen. Lee and Jefferson Davis were
With Longstrcct, waiting to see the battle
Gen. Couch took prominent part in tho
first hnttl,. of Malvern Hill. which closed tho
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

sition Oh the other side of it to guard the pas-
sage of ammunition and provision trains.
Summers, Heintzelnans and part of Frank
Inns corps wero to remain on the Richmond
sidc of White Oak swamp, to cover the move
ment of retreat. 1t was we'll l'''nned.
There was slight action the morning
of the .!Sth. \ hcnNY Confederate nrtil1rrY
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

Clel;au 4! Sire. re- GES. W. b FRANKLIN,
eneorceinents For the third tine it was
promised thar Mcdowell shoul'i join llm y
second time "Stonewall" Jacks n prevented
this by making feint in northern Virginia
Mcclellan bcieve,. that Mcdowell did not
wish to join b'n es a subordinate" and was
irr:tata there {. He wrote Secretary Stan
ton: 1T ongat 10 be distinctly understood
that Mcdowell and his troops are completely
under my control"
There never was Il good understanding be-
tween the commanding general and his su-
periors at Washington. Time passed on,
with storm and rain, the commanding gen
eral eXecrating the weather. the authorities
at Washington and Gen. Mcdowell. the sol
diers in tle Eleamtime standing waist deep i'll
mud and water builling bridges and earth
works
June Is, the famous Confederate cavalry
commander, j. L. B. Stuart, made a brilliant
raid. circling quite around the army of the
Potomac. He dashed even into their base of
supplies at White House, OH the Pamunkev.
an'l carried off a large number OF horses and
prisoners. 1t gave the Federal authorities an
uncomfortable" shaking up i'll their minds.
juno p. Mcclellan made a move forward
st Seven Pines There was small fight at
rek Grove, in which the Union forces were
-i,torious, cnl pickets from Heintzelmans
and Summers corps were posted within four
miles of Richmond.
Iiia generalshp of Gems Lee and Stone
wall Jackson at this time commands admira-
tl5.,. After finishing his movements in the
Shenandoah Valley, Jackson wrote to john
ston this significant letter, dated June 6:
"sha,lll my command Ire required ut Rich
mo,il. | IAN he nj Mechanics Run depot, on
the Central railroad. the second lays march"
Lee i'll command when the letter was TO-
cevc.,. wrote him lici; that II lie could leave
The valley, and could deceive the enemy so
as to l.l;,i5, linn believe he vas still in the
Shena:.'ic'.!i region, to come on.
Ill" Is "a gei.etals hit on the plan OF appar-
emily sending re-cnforceNents from Richmond
to the Shenandoah. to Jackson. giving the
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

with u few men.
Indeed, the Con-
fcdciatc tactic =
throughout the
day, even in the
fight at Gaines
Mil, We're some
what similar. and
it is only fair to
say they succeeded.
Now, Sumner re
ported that his
right was going to
DC attacked in
s,antly, then Smith
was sue the Con-
r
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

fire forced Smiths
diSi>ionto abandon
its positionat Cold
ing's farm and
move nearer Saw
age station. Lee be-
lievcd that McClcl-
Ian would throw his
whole force back
north of the Chick
a ho miny, after
leaving G aines'
Mill, in order to
save. White House
and his limo of S,,,>-
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

pofn III NG.. rra,itl
atcd ut West Point.
and served in thu
Mexican war. After
,lc civil war he en-
gagcd in business
pursuits and held
important govern
rncilt Offices lndlci
Republican; admins
trations. lIr is nuw
living at Gainesville.
Gal
On the morning
of the Goth Ma.
gru'lers division
made u lively mt.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

at Gaines Mills,
facing the bridges
by which they
We're to cross to the
south sile of the
Chi& n honiny.
The g,liis which
had nlrcaclycrossed
had been planted
on the other side
to face the bridges.
At . o'clock in
& h o TT ernoon,
June 81, y. p. Hill
once more attacked
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

gallant and accom-
rliShr,l Of American
soldiers of his time.
He was born in 1915,
in New York city,
and was educated at
Columbia college,
hut aitrrward en-
tered the regular
army. llo went TO
France /" pursue his
military studies,
joined the French
army nn,lScrvc,l with
such distinction in
Al;;irrs that lm re-
cciycd the Cross of
fhn n,,i,n nr IT,n,r
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25
THE BATTLE OF MALVERN HILL.

This battle properly closes the terrific seven
days fighting.
As til" tro,ls came in they were posted in
strong positions about Malvern Hill ny 'icn. Bar
rar'!, chief engineer. They changed from, and
w"r !arc'! toward Richmond.
Ii WAS finally settled, however, that the pcr.na.
ncnt camp WIS not to l'c ut Malvern Hill hut at
1IarrSun's ian!!ns on the river y.ler, supplies
could l." better nhtaurd AMI where the army
could he under III" protection Of tn" ;.rnboats.
Zen. Mcclellan went Oh board the Gacna 10 con-
suit with Commodore Rodgers about the supplies.
According to his Usual hr"k. III" gcnori.l was
absent when the battle uf Malvern I'LL bcgan.
With the c!un,lccl fr':!t, Pur,"r's corps
on the lrf'. Skirtc in lu oval around Mai
wrn Hi! were the other Federal troops Coucls
division On t!i. .sht If Porter, next kcarncy und
lIooEcr next Scdgwick and Richardson, next
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

W.
The Federal Gen.
Burns and his men
fought desperately.
The battle occurred
on Sunday.
Next morning,
June 81, Stonewall
jackson crossed til.
Chickaholninv and
followed i'll pursuit.
Magruicr moved
to ward Malvern
He'll.
The third fight
that took place on
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

began 1" prepare for changing his base Of
supplies from the P;mlnk"y across the Pen
rsE!a on the James river He did this in
yew of nnssiLle .lrfnai and iislstnr
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

year before Rich
moni fell, the
name of j. f.. Il.
Stuart occurs con-
stantly i'll cncount-
ers with the army
o f Y irgini ia.
w Ii ere yer there
was opportunity
for Swii',ness aud
daring there he
was found. May
II, 1864, this fa-
NOUS cavalry man
VI as nortally
wound cd near
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

lFaili;lin's corps
YVES inoyc.l across
TO tho ii4',t bank.
F'ilz john Porter's
CORP, WAS HE only
"ii" r"nl in ing
upon thr left bank.
In lis testimony
before ;lie court OF
inquiry on Ia" Pen
insuln campaign,
G"n. siu III II c l.
alt ~ l;d .ai'l: II
va, ncvrr in favor
of ose iiviJl
works. | I think
they have Il TN
hcnrv Ia make the
nirn ,inil. and do
nnGrn hmm finn
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

army Of the Poio-
mac till tn" closc 4
the war. He vas /"
West Point Gra''u-
ate als'l iecaale
major general of
volunteers. After
tie war lie accepted
the place OF vice
president of the
Colt Manufartur-
ing company, at
Hartford, Conn.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

that fated Goth of June was at Willis
church, near Glendale II was II sharp
! skirmish with Confederate cavalry on the
Quaker road. by which Mcclellan was re-
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

good, and | think the o!t"r officers of the
army think So"
June 3 Gen. Robert E.lniuMl IT,. VA, a1-
pointed To the command of ilr Confederate
army in Virginia. Thru',.f"g"arl tin the
end that illlstriolls nam" stood nj tiic H. al of
its roll of generals. Its defeats wc.n his, Its
successes Ills successes. AT liz time the war
broke out, Robert L. Lee was an officer of
thirty-siN years standing in TIL" I I'uitcs States
army. He was ~ year, eli. Hi, father Was
Light Horse Harry lee of The l"2olutipii.
til" officer who originated .ha iina phrase
about Washington. "i'ils: in WIZ. iiI-; in
peace and first in the hearts of lis cuuiltly-
men,"
Roher. T.. Lee was opposed tn >e''e.>s:o!l. hut
lie felt hound TO the st;,;r"f Virginia. There
fore. June Is, Sil, TIL" day ai'ertll" Virginia
ordinance of secession w;,s pad ll went to
Gen. Scott and resigned his i!asn III the
army. He said of his resi- .,li,;i,,,: lit would
have been presented at oli'v ! nj for the strls-
gle it has cost me to sc,s,r.t" ui%;.lf from a
service tc which have devoted aIl The l,c,t
years of n,y life md all tie ability ] pos
scsse,l."
Some of MrClel!a,'s alest officers were of
opinion that he roull Lac pushed on i.nrl,c-
dately after the b;,ttlc cf Fair is :,.!,i L,yc
taken Richmond without much dill .iy.
The way was open there. i3ut lie ,.iG not
think so. He simply rrawl,Gl ahead a little
further, and intlrncl:cl.
Meantime Gen. lee hogan fortifyirg atpt.; 1
Richmond with all the resources 1T his c4,..-
man'l. In a few days, ;,lmtGs =, If iy .:.;..
there appeared on every cni.lnam'!ir% .'ot
about the Confederate cali;;. .ro"nifjg H.
fenses and cannon and guards. .ft''r tl;t it
was too late t" take Richmond without great
loss.
On juno I, 1862. Mcclellan llatl with him
$500 fighting nien-tivc corps. he" lad so,
~1G2. Lees mc were in divisions under ';r,is.
Longstrcct. y. Z. Hin, ID. IL. Hill, Alngruler,
Hugcr, Whiting and .la",.>on.
Gen. Gcors" y. N Calls division "f Penn
sylvamans, that !ia'i !r' = 4 t;tcirl fItm Nc.
Dowell'., corps. rln',', "itis i'oHt'i'5 corps
on the north iinli u tli Oh '';l,!onilE. ON
the south l,a:!il. IT," 'av,I. IL, 'l"raI
soldier, were I'e>,c'l lily "!'jlit ,;eNcu
Pines in this ,gs.i' raj directions:
Franklin.
Sumner.
.i,,t., ,,i,,,.,
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

French and German government az. MS are
visiting all tlc fairs in the north OF Eng land,
and making large purchases OF Lo!s 8 suitable
for military purposes
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

Stella HAS, aged II, and Irwin I.aughlin.
aged ~, both girls, and both of i'it,shurs. are
heirs to millions. Stclla's grandfather left
*5,ooo, "lo To lr divided Among four heirs. Of
which size is one, and Irwin is an orphan
and Vii! have more than : sl.cnHD when She
Is Of age.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25


After the battle of Fair Oaks, both armies
rested Il whi'e. Hardly had Summers corps
crossed to the south sid, of the Chcka
homny, May 81, 1852, when tho Chicka-
lominy rose in mighty fool md swept all
before it, Summers Grapevine bridge in
clu1cd. If the food had come in tho fore
noon of that day at Fair Oaks instead Of
toward evening, the corps OF MrC rClcllans
army south of the stream would have been
cut to pieces
Only the railway bridge was left across the
Chickahominy, and over this Were brought
supplies for the cor!s-kcy">', llcitzelman's
md Sumner's-om tho sou,h side of the
stream. The base Of Supplies va, still at
White House, on the l.Hu.nl"" The
ground tIr.ie,l into a vast ~w#ull, says Cen.
Webb, and the gins in |;.;.al,y sank into
the earth 10y their own ei..ht.
Mcclellan began again in this swamp his
favorite work of throwing un in..ruc,Iuiulits.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25
SEVEN DAYS FIGHTING.

engagement with Sherilan's troopers, and
died the same day.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

IIctty Green the rirl'~t .yonan in America,
goes to Chicago once III Il "l!!e 10 attend to
her enormous real ost:.t.. interest thorc. When
in town She usually stop, at a humble hut IL
spectacle hostclry, where She takes II room
without fire, and for it, with hoard, pays Sl.I
a day
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25
THE SEVEN DAYS.
June, 1887. Brings Back Their
Quarter Centenary.
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
Splendid Fighting On the Bloody Re.
treat to the James River.

The Desperate Fights OF ,Icchanicsville,
Gaines Mills, Savage Station, Glen
dale and Malvern Hill-Thc Route
from Yorktown to the james Strewn
with soldiers Graves.
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

Masruder was practcing his Yorktown
trick Of maliiu;. u l.rcat unisn mud sLu,v
The Dickinson press., 1887-06-25

Mcclellan began again in this swamp his
favorite work of throwing ua in'yruchments
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09
Questions Answered.

N. L., WINoosKI.-Your attorney
can not draw your pension. When it
is granted it will be paid directly TO you.
j. g., STowE.-The number of in
valid applications for pension filed in the
pension office at Washington is above
626,000 The number of widows and
dependent relatives claims is about
1862, 900.
G. w. g., CHELsEA.-Claims for SOL
diers' bounty and pay that were allowed
in 1886 have not been paid for the rea-
son that the last congress failed to APP
propriate money for that purpose. Con-
gress meets on the 9TH of December, and
it is expected that it will immediately
provide for the payment of the soldiers
claims that have been so long delayed.
L. H., ST. JoHNsBURY.-A rejected
pension claim will generally be re-
opened for consideration upon specific
allegations of manifest error in the
action of the pension office-that is,
you must show wherein the pension
office was wrong in its decision. Or
you may file new and material evidence
pertinent to the cause of rejection and
tending to show that said cause did not
or does not exist.
G. A., BARRE.-The pension allowed
soldiers widow on account of chill
dren under sixteen years of age has not
been increased, but remains at 81 a
month. When the widow remarries the
children receive the amount of pension
formerly paid the widow, to be shared
equally. Four children would receive
$50 month, or IS each. When the
eldest child becomes sixteen years of
age the three remaining children will
be entitled to SIS month, or So each.
When there is only one child under six
teen it is paid $14 month. A widows
pension is S12 month where there are
no children.
H. R., MIDDLEBURY. Epilepsy may
result from the loss of an arm neal
the shoulder. The widow of James
Kerr has been granted pension, where
the soldier died of epilepsy, which was
shown to have resulted from the loss
of an arm, for which her husband was
receiving pension at the date of his
death. However much physicians may
differ as to what this disease is and
how caused, it is given in medical juris.
prudence as a disease of the brain
which occurs in paroXysms, with uncer.
tain intervals between them. When
long continued and violent this disease
is very apt to end in dementia. II
gradually destroys the memory and inn
pairs the intellect, and is one of the
causes of an unsound mind.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09

asked New York Mail and Cypress
reporter of gentleman prominently
connected with Maiden lane arms es-
adjustment recently. "That's rather
a broad question, and one which cannot
be answered in moment. In the first
place the worn-out clothing and arms
nowadays don't amount to much, though
some of the latter are worth trhe. Only
when there is an over-production does
the government sell its muskets and
rifles, and at the present time this does
not occur frequently. After the war,
however, the market was flooded with
this truck, purchased originally by per-
sons of speculative propensities, who,
failing to realize what they expected,
sold it for almost nothing. Some thought
that the leather in the belts and trap
pings might be used in harnesses or sold
to manufacturers of steel for tempering,
but the latter preferred tan bark. You
will oftentimes see truckmen wearing
regulation army overcoats, and many
people wonder how they were obtained.
Just as / have told you, these coats
were sold to dealers in secondhand gar
ments, who shipped them in quantities
all over the country to smaller concerns,
by whom they were sold at SO to So
each. Now the old muskets, as YOU
know, were unwieldy affairs, very long
and cumbersome. These we bought and
do buy to be cut down in the barrels
and sold to the country trade for Just
what they are, muzzle-loading guns, at
anywhere from S1.50 to S4 apiece.